Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	city_n	london_n	mayor_n	10,714	5	9.7889	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A44758	A trance, or, Newes from Hell brought fresh to towne by Mercurius Acheronticus.	Howell, James, 1594?-1666.	1649 (1649)	Wing H3120; ESTC R15285	11,561	20

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